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Spielberg and Hanks' The Post Is a Quiet, Effective Newsroom Thriller

With their 2017 historical journalism drama The Post, Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep aimed to tell the Washington Post’s 1971 attempt to publish the Pentagon Papers. The film treats that battle over confidential government documents as a vital story about speaking truth to power, and

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Philippa Dunne: 'Someone once saw me in a play and said that I was disgusting'

Born in Dublin and 44, Philippa Dunne trained at the Gaiety School of Acting and co‑founded the comedy group Diet of Worms. Her television credits include Derry Girls and This Is Going to Hurt. Since 2016 she has played Anne Flynn in the BBC sitcom Motherland and its spin‑

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The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 cliffhanger sets up season 5

The Legend of Vox Machina season 4 is the penultimate season before Vox Machina's adventures end in season 5. It's sad news for anyone wanting more from the Heroes of Tal'Dorei, but not too surprising for Critters who watched the original Dungeons & Dragons

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Jon Cryer reflects on filming 'Pretty in Pink' with Andrew McCarthy

Jon Cryer says he did not get along with Andrew McCarthy while filming the 1986 teen rom-com "Pretty in Pink." "I thought he was aloof and just a d–k," Cryer said. "We had all kinds of issues." The film starred Molly Ringwald as

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Horror Survival Quiz: Which Killer Could You Survive?

A horror survival quiz asks which villain you have the best chance of surviving, offering five killers — Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Pennywise and Chucky — and eight questions to calculate your odds. The questions probe first instincts, setting, your most reliable survival asset, the kind of fear that breaks

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No Country for Old Men: a terrifying, restrained crime thriller

The Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men is a film about the arrival of a new kind of evil — implacable, arbitrary, and utterly indifferent to the moral frameworks we use to make sense of the world. It trusts silence, refuses to explain itself, and treats dread as a

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Is SNL new tonight? June 6 host and musical guest

Saturday Night Live is not airing a new episode on June 6. Season 51 concluded on May 16 with Will Ferrell hosting and Paul McCartney as the musical guest. Tonight's broadcast is a re-air of the December 13, 2025 episode hosted by Josh O'Connor with Lily

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Netflix gives Scavengers Reign fans reason to hope for season 2

In recent years some beloved sci‑fi series have not only been canceled but removed from platforms, a fate often linked with Warner Bros. Discovery through cuts to shows like Westworld and Raised by Wolves. Scavengers Reign, created by Joe Bennett and Charles Huettner, premiered as a 12‑episode animated

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Reuniting with my birth mother was far from a fairytale

One morning in late September 2023 I discovered by chance that my birth mother had been killed almost a year earlier. The revelation came from an unopened Google-alert email flagged for her name, Susan Barras, found in my work email bin. We had been estranged for almost 15 years; I

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Jason Statham's $310 Million Transporter Reboot Lands on Streaming

Before he became an action star, Jason Statham made his name in Guy Ritchie films such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. His big break arrived in 2002 with The Transporter, in which he played Frank Martin, a former special-ops driver who delivers mysterious packages under one

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Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving?

Horror Survival Quiz Which Horror Villain Do You Have the Best Chance of Surviving? Five killers. Five completely different ways to die — if you're not smart enough, fast enough, or self-aware enough to avoid it. Only one of them is the villain your particular set of instincts gives

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I bought the Stonewall Inn; here's what it's like to own it

Stacy Lentz grew up middle-class in Kansas and moved to New York City in her 20s, where she felt she had discovered the center of the world. She probably knew she was gay earlier but fought it; at 24 she walked into her first gay bar and thought, "Oh,

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Bloodlines 2's final DLC adds swordfighting and dual pistol-wielding

After a long, troubled development, Vampire: The Masquerade—Bloodlines 2 is set to receive its second and final DLC, The Flower and the Flame, which arrives next week and brings an end to the game's extended saga. The project was announced in 2019; original developer Hardsuit Labs was

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Blood of Zeus: An Overlooked, Fast-Paced Animated Fantasy

Netflix's 2020 animated series Blood of Zeus has quietly built a strong reputation, earning a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score across its three seasons. The show moves quickly and leans into shocking moments, offering a distinct take on Greek mythology that invents its own legend rather than retelling familiar

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Kate Middleton on how her cancer treatment affected her family

Kate Middleton has offered rare insight into how her cancer treatment affected not just her, but her entire family during an emotional visit to a cancer center in Manchester. On "Royals Recap," Royal Expert Charlie Lankston breaks down Kate’s comments about how her children, parents and loved

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‘Underfilled and underwhelming’: best (and worst) supermarket sushi

Most supermarket sushi is so bad that it makes the fact that master sushi chefs in Japan traditionally train for 10 years or more seem entirely reasonable. The products in this test aren’t all bad, though the bar is pretty low. My greatest concern, beyond the freshness of the

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HBO's Chernobyl probes institutional failings and sacrifice

Before co-running The Last of Us, Craig Mazin wrote the 2019 five-episode HBO miniseries Chernobyl, a stark examination of the world’s worst nuclear disaster and the institutional failures that nearly made it apocalyptic. The series opens with a flash forward two years later as Valery Legasov (Jared Harris), the

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ILL's trailer shows extreme gore and echoes Resident Evil and Dying Light

ILL landed unexpectedly during June's PlayStation State of Play, and its latest trailer makes a strong first impression: first-person melee and shooter action drenched in graphic violence, with a lead voice that sounds suspiciously like Leon S. Kennedy (Nick Apostolides). It was easily the most violent display of

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War of Cells

War of Cells is a browser-based Flash strategy game released on July 6, 2010 (15 years ago). Players customize an alien life form and complete various challenges to take over a microscopic world. Available on: browser; Genres: Strategy; Developer: N/A; Publisher: N/A; Content Rating: N/A. war cells,

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Elijah Wood: New LOTR Spin-Off Fixes 'Hobbit' Cameo Problem

Elijah Wood said the upcoming spin-off The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum reunites many of the original cast and key behind-the-scenes figures, which he sees as a marked improvement over his brief, unexpected appearance in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. He made the remarks while promoting his

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

An interactive quiz asks ten questions to match readers with one of five Oscar Best Picture winners: Parasite, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Oppenheimer, Birdman, or No Country for Old Men. The questionnaire probes what kind of film experience you want — whether a movie should pull the rug out, overwhelm,

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James Handy's girlfriend speaks after son allegedly kills 'Top Gun: Maverick' actor

Wendy Gledhill said she is in disbelief that her son, Michael Gledhill, allegedly fatally stabbed actor James Handy. “I’m just trying to make it through one day at a time, a minute at a time,” the 76-year-old said, adding that she “loved James and my son” and “can’t

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I've spent over 25 hours in Gothic Remake—20 quick tips to survive The Colony

Playing Gothic Remake for the first time can be a shock if you come from recent action-RPGs. Enemies hit hard, your starting weapons are weak and armor is scarce, so fights that feel routine elsewhere can easily overwhelm you. Progression is earned through quests, money and careful play rather than

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Mark Wahlberg’s Most Heartwarming Movie Is Quietly Winning Over Streaming Audiences

Mark Wahlberg’s most heartwarming movie is quietly finding a new audience on streaming platforms. Viewers have been drawn to the film’s warmth and emotional center, and its streaming presence has grown without fanfare. The modest momentum around the movie is reshaping how some viewers think about Wahlberg’s

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What links champagne, Mozart and veal pie? The Saturday quiz

The Saturday quiz presented 15 questions across history, language, art and pop culture. It ranged from what began to tilt in 1178 to which 1963 fantasy film Tom Hanks declared the "greatest movie ever made." Answers to the first eight questions were: Leaning Tower of Pisa; anglerfish; Montreal;